Päivähoitoavustaja, Vasaramäen päiväkoti - Turun kaupunki - Turku, Suomi

We are hiring a temporary daycare assistant at Vasaramäki Daycare Center starting from August 3, 2026. The employment ends on June 30, 2027. The daycare assistant acts as a group and individual helper in a daycare group that includes children with enhanced or special support needs. The assistant familiarizes themselves with children's support needs, methods, and care procedures, and plans, implements, and evaluates activities together with the early childhood education teacher and special education teacher. They work with the children according to an agreed plan and support the activities of the team for children requiring assistance. They participate as a team member in cooperation with children's parents, the special education teacher, and other experts. We expect a solution-oriented approach and the ability to create a positive and encouraging learning environment in collaboration with the team. You will fit into our community if you value an open and communicative work style, consider your colleagues, and are willing to share your opinions. You want to influence the well-being of the entire work community positively through your actions. You are eager to develop and improve. You are warmly welcome to our cheerful and professional work community! The qualification requirement is a suitable vocational qualification, a relevant professional or special vocational qualification, or other applicable education. Applicants must submit a criminal record extract as specified in section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (Law on the Background Check of Persons Working with Children 504/2002). Employment benefits offered by the City of Turku include: diverse training opportunities, discounted Föli travel card for bus trips, Tyky wristband for sports and cultural services of the City of Turku. To promote equality and non-discrimination, the City of Turku prefers anonymous recruitment. In practice, this means that in the first stage of the recruitment process, personal information such as age, native language, or gender should not be included in the answers to open questions in the application. Although some background information is requested, these details are not visible to the direct supervisor in the anonymous applicant report. The goal of anonymous recruitment is to focus on the applicant's professional skills and work experience. Workplace address: Rakuunatie 56, 20720 Turku